Pearl Thusi faces the wrath of Twitter once again
The actress just can't seem to catch a break on social media as of late.
It has been a rocky week for 'Queen Sono' star, Pearl Thusi on social media - particularly Twitter - as she has been dragged twice in one week.
The actress was first dragged for quoting Beyonce's 'Brown Skin Girl' lyrics as a caption alongside a picture of herself. This sparked a colourism debate in which some felt that she has no right to call herself 'brown skinned'.
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Fast forward to Saturday afternoon and 'Mama Panther' (as she is affectionately known) found herself trending at number one; this time for "being vain".
When comedian, Mpho Popps took to Instagram to share his excitement for having two of his projects airing this weekend on Mzansi Magic, Pearl commented on the post - but her reply was more about her 'nice-life problem' than that of Mpho's.
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This short interaction found its way to the streets of Twitter where Pearl's reply was dissected. While many felt that Pearl should have congratulated Mpho and kept it moving, others thought outside the box and labelled the interaction "a marketing strategy" to get more viewers behind Mpho's comedy special and movie, respectively.
Pearl Thusi is so annoying. Sies. What is she even talking about? She didn’t even read what he said properly. Yoh sadiki lo sisi pic.twitter.com/mIltVoGTWV
— Buhle. (@Booshle) August 8, 2020
The Pandemic We Facing As Global & Pearl Thusi, Same WhatsApp Group. Why Does She Dim Mpho's Light? pic.twitter.com/eHVPXrOAwa
— JANET 😍😘 (@Poto_Answer) August 8, 2020
Pearl Thusi needs to do some introspection, that comment on Mpho celebratory post was unnecessary. Haaibo WTF brown skin girl
— Thandiswa Magolorana (@Thandi_mag) August 8, 2020
ABORT MISSION‼️ ABORT
— Lukhanyo Radebe (@LukhanyoRN) August 8, 2020
You’ll are are being used for marketing! Mpho and Pearl Thusi are using y'all for marketing. They know you can't keep quite on this app and always have something to say ngezindaba zabantu...IT A TRAP!!! pic.twitter.com/hhZbCj0Qxw
I won't be surprised if Mpho and Pearl Thusi are using y'all for marketing, which I think they are. They know you can't keep quite on this app...
— iVenda Lase Mlazi (@Oscar_T_Hamese) August 8, 2020
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IMAGE CREDIT: Instagram/ PearlThusi
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